Continuing on in my series on the list of Pagan Parenting Tips, we come to number nine which is much like number one but number ten ties in well, so we will do that one as well today.

Rule number nine, be sure to tell your children you love them.

Rule number ten, you are human and make mistakes. Remember your children are the same.

I look around and see many parents that yell at their children because they come up short and fail to be perfect. But they fail to see the plank in their own eye.

Children are our future and if we cut them short and yell at them for failure than they will never be all that they could possibly be. This means that our future will not be bright as it can be.

So just remember to love your kids and remember that they are far from perfect. Just like the rest of us.

Blessed Be!

Today's post ties in a lot to yesterday's. But the message is don't worry to much about trying to make your children Wiccan. It is my firm belief that Wicca, being that it is such an experiential religion, will be the religion that many children will grow up to choose if they are raised in and not forced to practice it.

This is what this blog is dedicated to. Dedicated to the concept of making the celebration and practice of Wicca enjoyable for children of all ages. Wicca is not a religion obsessed with ritual and dogma, or at least it shouldn't be. Instead it is a religious practice focused on the experience of the individual.

So as your children come to the age, or maybe they are already old enough, to learn about Wicca. Think about this post. Don't force it on your children like so many parents forced Christianity on their children. Instead make it fun and show your children some respect.

Blessed Be!

I have mixed feelings on the the sixth tip on the list of Pagan Parenting tips. I believe in raising children with spirituallity and religion. But I can agree not to push the issue with them.

For my youngest she enjoys practicing the Wiccan faith. She gets upset if she forgets her prayers, I have to explain to her that they aren't required just thinking of Them is enough, she keeps forgetting. She loves the fire and the feel of our rituals.

So for me this is easy. I introduced Wicca to her early and as she gets older I will introduce her to the other religions. It is not necessarily the religion that is important to me. Rather it is her spirituallity and whether or not she is a spiritual person.

Nothing is more important than knowing that we hear the voice of the Gods, guiding and helping us through all parts of our life. There are many things that have happened in my life, most importantly how I met my wife, that I know were the will of the Universe.

What are your thoughts? For those that get my email update you can always just click reply. For everyone else leave a comment below. I am really interested in all of your thoughts.

Blessed Be!

Now normally this would be bad advice, but if you don't take it to an extreme it can be very good advice. Encourage your kids to have fun, and have fun with them. Through this you can have a second childhood.

I have chosen for this article to tie together both tip number five and tip number seven. Here are those two tips.

5. The best thing about being a parent is that you get to do all the things you wish you could have done as a kid, & in a way you can heal you own inner child.

7. Laugh & play with your children. Be part of their fun. It will strengthen your bond & it can heal a lot of the grimness & hardness we all accumulate over the years. Your kids can teach you a lot about how to be happy, to reconnect with the child-self within all of us & how to make life special again.

I think they are well said and sum themselves up quite well.

So think about what you have done lately to have fun with your kids? For me and my family we fish and camp. Go to the movies and sometimes just take a walk. Although my oldest doesn't like to walk for to long.

I am continuing my series on Pagan Parenting tips this week. Today's tip is about teaching children honor and how to show respect by doing this to your children. This is more important than just showing your children that you treat others with respect. We are whom our children learn the most from, so it is important that we treat them how we want to treat the world at large.

And I think treating others with the respect that they deserve is probably the most important lesson that any of us can learn. I am still amazed with the lack of respect and service to be found in the customer service representatives that I meet or talk to on a daily basis.

I for one don't want my kid to grow up to be one of those rude people that we all hate to deal with. But like I said in the beginning we must give our children this respect so that they can know that we are genuine in giving respect. And not just giving respect because we care what other people think.

Blessed Be!

This third step in my series on pagan parenting tips, is a reminder on how kids are always watching us as parents and use us as an example on how to act. Whether it is what we say or what we do or even how we do either of those things, we are a role model.

So we must make sure that we do our best to be the best that we can be. I know its a cliche but bear with me.

For me this strikes a deep chord because I feel it is my responsibility as a man to be the image of who I want my daughters to marry. The old saying I have always heard is that girls grow up to marry their fathers. So I must make extra careful to treat their mother and other women as well, with the utmost respect that they deserve.

If you guys have any thoughts just post them in the comments.

Blessed Be!

Part two in my ongoing series on pagan parenting tips is on keeping children positive and upbeat.

Children learn most about their view on life from their parents. So it is important that we stay positive and have an upbeat attitude.

For me this has been tough to cultivate in myself. I used to stress a lot over bills and money and trying to be the best father I could be. But I have learned that all the stressing, didn't make me the best father. In fact it moved me quite a ways in the opposite direction.

We can stress in private, and I sometimes do, but we shouldn't show it to our children. Now don't get me wrong, we should not sugarcoat the world and its problems but we do need to show our children how to face these things with a positive attitude.

Yesterday I posted a list that I found searching the internet. This list was 13 Pagan Parenting Tips. But I felt that it just wasn't enough to leave it at that. I wanted to post my own thoughts on each of the items on the list.

Today I wanted to talk about something that is dear to my heart and that I have talked about to an extreme; Love.

I have met many parents that raise their children as a responsibility. All that they do is out of duty. Whether it is clothing, feeding or any other variety of things that parents do.

But in my house their is an overabundance of love. In fact my roommate has been known to say I hear 'I Love You' more in the last few weeks than I have in years. Yet saying I love you is not enough, it must be shown.

This is the true way to instill high self esteem in your children. Not sheltering them from all the harms and failures of the world. Another habit of bad parents. Children must learn from their mistakes and it is better that they do when they are young and their parents are around to help them recover.

So I know that if you are reading this that you are good parents. But when was the last time you decided to have a real conversation with your kid or kids? They are crying out for attention, make sure that they get the right kind of attention.

Blessed Be!

I found this interesting list today while looking for topics. It is posted today in full, but over the next week or so I want to go into them into greater detail.

I hope that you enjoy.

By Jim Garrison

1. First & foremost, love your child. Self-esteem is a valuable commodity. A few kind words or a simple hug from you as your children are growing up could save thousands of dollars in therapy bills down the road.

2. It is essential to the continued good health & well-being of any parent to cultivate a possitive outlook as much as possible. No, I don't mean running out & joining the Barney fan club. What I mean is that it is important to welcome every good thing that comes into your life, so that as you show gratitude, your child learns to likewise develope gratitude. You can't expect your child to develope such things without first learning them from you.

3. As a parent, you have incredible power & influence in shaping the life & attitudes of your child. Its a big responsibility. Being a parent is a task & obligation that defines us, our role, & our community from that point onward. Parents shape the future through their children. Think about what you teach your child, the words you use around them, & the way you respond to their needs & demands.

4. Be fair, honest, & open in how you treat your child. No good comes from lying to your children. Attempting to teach your child the concepts of honor, integrity, & honesty will force you to adhere to these same things. If that doesn't teach you some humility, nothing will.


5. The best thing about being a parent is that you get to do all the things you wish you could have done as a kid, & in a way you can heal you own inner child.

6. I do not preach to my child. I dislike proselytizing, & will not condone it in my home. I raise my child to be tolerant of other religions. I encourage my child to think for herself, to make up her own mind, & to feel free to discuss or question anything. If I can't explain to her that I need to get some sleep so I can go to work in the morning, how am I going to explain such things as manners, bounderies, spirituality, or (eventually) sexuality to her? I see my child developing in leaps & bounds & going places I could never have gone at her age. Watching her grow has given me a renewed & deepenedrespect & reverance for the way life works.

7. Laugh & play with your children. Be part of their fun. It will strengthen your bond & it can heal a lot of the grimness & hardness we all accumulate over the years. Your kids can teach you a lot about how to be happy, to reconnect with the child-self within all of us & how to make life special again.

8. Act responsibly & show some respect to your children. If they want to follow in your footsteps, there's plenty of time to do things right. Your children don't have to be initiated to grow up within the Craft. When & where it's appropriate, include you children. Create your own rituals together, traditions that the whole family can share & take pride & pleasure in. Provide them with suitable activities, like seasonal crafts & decorating the house. Take this special time to teach your children the stories & myths, the reasons you do what you do. Give them the chance to participate in the fun Pagan stuff & don't make a big deal about what goes on in the circle -- leave that for another day, when they are more mature & ready to deal with it in a spiritual context.

9. Always let your child know that you love them & take pride in them, no matter what. The three most powerful magic words in the English language are "I love you." Don't be afraid to use them on your kids frequently.


10. You're human & make mistakes. WE all know this. Make sure that your children know this, too. That way they'll know its ok for them to make mistakes, & then they won't have to watch as you fall off of that pedestal they might have built for you. Their expectations are shaped in response to your own. Cut them a little more slack than you do yourself. They haven't made all the same choices you have, & they may see things differently than you do.

11. Empower your kids. Teach them how to get things done. As they get older, show them how to do things for themselves. Learning how to cook or help to so the laundry can cultivate problem-solving skills better than practically anything else. After a few domestic training sessions, you'll find the shared context useful in explaining all manner of things to them down the road.

12. Encourage your children to read, first by reading to them, then by having them read to you. One of the most powerful & important acts of magic in literacy. This is a very important gift to give your child, & one that will enrich & enhance their life.

13. Listen to your children. They can sometimes teach you a great deal about things you probably have been taking for granted for a long time. Just remember that you're the parent & it's up to you to set the limits & boundaries for you children, not the other way around. Give them their say, but the final decision is yours.

Llewellyn's 1999 Magical Almanac

In my third and final part of my series on reconciling the differences between romantic and classical reasoning, I am going to try and show what a life of quality is.

If you will remember Classical Reasoning is the standpoint of most of modern science. It is concerned with quantifying and making things fit into systems. It is this viewpoint that has led to our modern world. A world strife with war and environmental problems.

On the other hand there is Romantic Reasoning. This is the viewpoint of the artist, concerned with beauty and ideas rather than the how or the why.

Separately each type of reasoning leads to problems. On one hand the world can be destroyed and the other sees the problem but can't find a viable solution for it.

To save our world and in the much smaller sense, save ourselves, we must learn to blend the two halves and live a life of Quality.

But what exactly is a life of Quality? Quality is an elusive concept that does not have just one definition. Rather it is defined by each person that tries to achieve it.

For me Quality is a life with enough money for bills and small desires without having to make any large sacrifices. I work a small job that keeps me content and allows me to spend time with my family.

My parents (and possibly their parents) were obsessed with success. They had a formula on what success meant, but when they got there it wasn't enough. Now many of my generation are saying that the formula is wrong.

It has led to broken homes and absent fathers. What we and our world needs is a life of science tempered by spirituallity.

I am interested in your comments and thoughts on this. What is your definition of Quality?

Blessed Be!

Yesterday I provided some links to different lists on having a frugal Valentine's Day. And so today I fiugured I would give you some simple recipes to try out and hopefully woo your significant other into a big pile of mush.

Breakfast in Bed


American Frittata 

Ingredients

• 4 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1/2 onions, sliced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 8 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 cup cubed ham
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 5 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a cast iron skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft.
3. Stir in eggs, drained potatoes, ham, salt and pepper. Cook until eggs are firm on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Top frittata with shredded cheese and place in preheated oven until cheese is melted and eggs are completely firm, about 10 minutes.

Surf 

Lobster Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 large (2 pound) fresh lobster
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 (12 ounce) package dried spaghetti
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the lobster and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, until bright red.
2. As soon as the lobster starts cooking, melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and 3 cloves of garlic. Cook and stir just to release the liquid. Do not let them brown.
3. When the lobster comes out of the pot, place it on a cutting board and use a big knife to cut it in half lengthwise. Place the halves meaty side down into the skillet with the onion and garlic. Cook for about 3 minutes.
4. Bring another pot of water to a boil and season with a little salt. Add the spaghetti and cook for 8 minutes, or until tender. If you want to save time and a pot, you could boil the pasta in the lobster water since it is already boiling, just add salt.
5. Add the tomatoes to the skillet and turn the heat up to high to bring to a boil. Add the olive oil, salt, pepper and cinnamon. Cook, stirring constantly for 5 to 7 minutes. Slowly pour in the cream, stirring constantly. The sauce will become a nice pink color. (Take a sniff, mmmmmmmm.) Turn the heat down to medium-low. Keep warm, stirring occasionally until the pasta is done.
6. Drain the spaghetti and place on a large serving plate. Stir in the remaining butter and garlic. Pour the tomato sauce over the spaghetti and arrange the two lobster halves in the center. Sprinkle all over with parsley and serve.

And Turf

Blue Cheese Crusted Filet Mignon with Port Wine Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup minced white onion
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 3/4 cup low-sodium beef broth
• 1/2 cup port wine
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 filet mignon steaks (1 1/2 inch thick)
• 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs

Directions

1. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender. Stir in the beef broth, scraping any onion bits from the bottom of the pan, then stir in the port wine. Bring to a boil, and cook until the mixture has reduced to about 1/2 cup. Set aside. This may also be made ahead of time, and reheated.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oil in a cast-iron or other oven-safe skillet over high heat. Sear steaks quickly on both sides until brown, then place the whole pan into the oven.
3. Roast steaks in the oven for about 15 minutes for medium rare - with an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). You may adjust this time to allow the steaks to finish just below your desired degree of doneness if medium is not what you prefer. Remove from the oven, and place on a baking sheet. Stir together the panko crumbs and blue cheese. Top each steak with a layer of this mixture.
4. Preheat the oven's broiler. Place steaks under the preheated broiler until the cheese topping is browned and bubbly. 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let stand for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve with warm port wine sauce.

Dessert

Chocolate Caramel Nut Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 (2.16 ounce) bars chocolate-coated caramel-peanut nougat candy, chopped
  

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, graham cracker crumbs and 1 tablespoon sugar. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Allow to cool.
3. In a large bowl, cream the 3/4 cup of sugar and cream cheese together until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. Stir in chopped candy bar, and pour into baked crust.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Let cool and carefully remove the springform pans side.

All these recipes are from allrecipes.com. I highly recommend the site, in fact I get many of my recipe ideas from there. Hope that you all have a great weekend and a great Valentine's Day.

Blessed Be!

Yes it is that time again. Saturday is Valentine's Day. And in case you aren't ready I have compiled a list of websites for celebrating a frugal day with your sweetheart.

• MSNBC 
• The Simple Dollar 
• Families.com

And as always I am interested in your comments. What are your plans for Valentine's Day? Share with us all below.

Blessed Be!

Yesterday I covered Classical Reasoning, which is best described as the modern state of science. We catalog and create without a moral compass to guide us.

For anyone that thinks that this type of reasoning is the only correct path all they have to do is to look around at the current state of the world. Between wars and pollution and the hopelessness present in so many peoples lives the current path has failed us.

So what is the alternative? On the other side is Romantic Reasoning or as Eckhart Tolle describes it, 'The Inner Self'. This is the viewpoint that sees the beauty in something for just being. Things do not have to have a purpose, as they do in Classical Reasoning, they have to only exist to be appreciated.

Wiccans see the world as an expression of an immanent deity, we don't have to understand all of it (or any of it) to be struck by its beauty and wonder. But don't get me wrong that is not all of what Wicca is about. Wicca has almost fully embraced the modern world and all of is technology.

Blessed Be!

Or as Eckhart Tolle put it, 'The Inner Self'. To begin my multi-part series on achieving a life of quality and presence I figured that this woud be a good place to start.

The generations leading up to mine were obsessed with success and progress. The term 'keeping up with the Joneses' comes from the baby-boomers. They had to have their 2.5 kids and their house with a white picket fence in the 'burbs to be complete.

To them science was the answer to end all problems. And while they made great strides in medicine and improved the quality of life in so many ways, they managed to create the most deadly weapons that man has ever known. They created a sense of disillusionment in the succeeding generations.

If you have ever watched the movie 'Rent' than you will understand what I mean. That movie was full of people that were trying to be creative and live outside of society, only to find themselves trapped within it. They didn't work and so couldn't pay their rent.

But don't get me wrong. This was necessary and I do not advocate ending science or doing away with our fantastic technological strides. But I do advocate living a life tempered with sense and simplicity. We can't continue to live the way that we do.

After reading 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance', followed by 'A New Earth' last week I found an article this week that talks about much of the same thing. It is titled Death of a Religion and talks about how science is not the final answer. I encourage you to go read this article and check back here tomorrow for the next piece of this series, which will cover romantic reasoning.

Blessed Be!

The Full Moon falls on this coming Sunday so I figured I would share a ritual with you for you and your family, kids included, to practice. The theme this moon is about family and strengthening the bonds of family.

Supplies:

• Five Candles -- yellow, two red, blue, green,
• A bowl of water
• A bowl of dirt
• A feather
• Bell for each of the children participating
  

Ritual:

Arrange the colored candles and other items in a circle around you. In the East put the yellow candle and the feather. In the South put the red candle. In the West put the bowl of water and the blue candle. And finally in the North put the bowl of dirt and the green candle. Light these candles as you set them out. Walk with your children from candle to candle, ringing a bell as you leave from candle to another.

Start in the East and tell them that it represents Air. Wave the feather at them so that they can feel the wind.

In the South tell them that here is Fire represented. Carefully let them feel the heat from the candle.

In the West talk to them about Water. Have them wash their hands in the water.

In the North speak about the element of Earth. Let them touch the dirt.

When you return to the Center talk to them about the Goddess and the God and how they are always there. Let them know about Love and the Blessings that the Gods can give us. If you are outdoors then have them look up at the moon. Tell them that tonight is the night of the Mother Goddess, represented by the Full Moon. While you are doing this you can light the red candle to represent the mother aspect.

Read to them the Rede of the Mother. Or just tell them what the Mother means to your family. Let them know that they are loved always and that the Mother provides for all of her children.

According to Starweaver's Corner this full moon in Leo is about working on relationships. Specifically about receiving attention in relationships.

So in this theme, your family can take time tonight to talk about the role of each other and your respective relationships with the other members of your Family Coven. It is important to do this so that no one is feeling slighted or left out.

To help clear the air you can drum, if you have them, or just chant some songs to raise some energy to bring this goal or goals into reality.

When you are done you can break bread with your family, being sure to leave a little to offer to the Gods.

To close circle we just walk widdershins and say "Goodbye" to each of the elements.

I know this has been a week of odd posts but it has been a truly odd year, one that is running by fast already. So I am going to finish this week with another odd post.

First I wanted to say that I know I am having a problem with the images on this site and I will fix that this weekend, crosses fingers.

Next week I am planning on trying to put together some posts on the Inner and Outer selves. As I said earlier this week, I finished reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, but today I finished reading A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.

These two books talked about the same things but in different ways and I wanted to try and put these ideas and my reactions down in writing. In order for me to make sure I have grasped the ideas in a way that works for me.

I hope to see you all next week and, by the way, if you have any ideas or requests for things that you want to see more of please just email me or comment below.

Have a Great Weekend!

One of the questions that was put to me in the last month was how do I take my solitary and eclectic practice and boil it down to something that I can do, first with my family and second with my young children most of all?

So I figured I would try to address that issue here. I am probably one of the most eclectic Wiccans on the planet. I take a little from everything and only keep what works. My family coven doesn't cast circle in the usual manner. We each take a turn walking through the five elemental points and in doing so make the circle of energy.

And while my rituals were never that elaborate, to a five year old they are long and boring. So I have had to make things shorter and most importantly, children interactive and friendly.

The rituals, as you can see from past rituals that I have posted, put the child to the forefront and give her an important role in every thing. My reasoning is how can she be bored if she is doing quite a bit.

So now I pose the question to all of you, how do you make rituals work for your children?

I am currently reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (P.S.) by Robert M. Pirsig, which I highly recommend by the way, and there was a passage in the beginning that caught my attention.

The Buddha, the Godhead, resides quite as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer or the gears of a cycle transmission as he does at the top of the mountain or in the petals of a flower. To think otherwise is to demean the Buddha - which is to demean oneself.

This struck me as important because as a Wiccan I spend a lot of time venerating nature and struggle to find a balance between our modern world and that of nature. In fact I have been known to say that Amish have it right and that is the way I see to live.

The only problem with this is the fact that I love my internet and air conditioning, especially in Florida. So this passage puts into word a thought that has been running around in my head.

The idea that the Goddess can be found in everything is not a new concept but usually that everything, for me, excludes technology and all its trappings.

But I am interested in your thoughts and opinions on this topic. Please comment below.

Today was a rainy day, so we pushed back the bulk of our stuff to tomorrow. But I spent the day with the family and told the Imbolc children's story to my youngest.

We spent time reveling in the spirit of family which is what is truly important. We are preparing for a family camping trip this coming weekend.

But I am interested in what all of you did for Imbolc. How did your rituals and observances go? Please comment below and let us all know.

I wanted to say Happy Imbolc to you all. Please leave us some comments on your plans for Imbolc or if later than that, how your Imbolc went.

Supplies:

Three small votive candles - I use white, yellow and green
And Bells for each participant
Imbolc Crown
Corn Dolly

Decorate the altar with the Imbolc Crown and light the candles. But wait to light the other candles until you pick them up at the different parts of the ritual. You can also have the Corn Dolly on the altar to represent the Sleeping Maiden.

Have one of the kids ring their bell three times and say the following;

I ring the bell To cast the circle So Mote it Be!

Then an Adult casts the circle, saying the following;

I weave around us a circle With love and light Where we can Honor the Lady and Lord

Tell the kids to imagine a silvery-blue light surrounding them in a large circle. Explain that this "Circle of Light" means that we want to make this a sacred place to honor the Goddess and God.

Next you can pick up the white candle and talk about Winter. If you don't live in a warmer climate, like I do, then you can also have snow in a bowl to represent Winter. Light the candle and say;

The world still sleeps in Winter Covered in snow and ice

Have the kids ring their bells to represent the snow that has been falling for so many weeks.
Then you can light the yellow candle and say;

The Sun is growing stronger And Spring is coming closer

Tell the children you chose yellow to represent The Sun, the radiant power of God.

Have the kids ring their bells again. This time tell them they are the warm, fresh breezes of spring, coming to melt the snow. Let them have fun with it. Remember you want your children to look at ritual as the happy, fun celebration it was to our ancestors!

Then pick up the green candle and tell the children that it represents the Earth. Light it and say;

Mother Earth we call you Awake to let all things grow

When you have lit the candle than set it next to the Corn Dolly.

Now you can read to the children the Imbolc Story that I posted earlier. Tell them of the wonders of this Sabbat and how soon the warmer weather will be here.

Now you can close the circle. Let the child who rung the bell first, ring their bell and say;

I ring the bell To close the circle So Mote It Be!